Clarence Bird
| Sir Clarence Bird | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 February 1885 Whalley, Lancashire |
| Died | 30 July 1986 (aged 101) Tunbridge Wells, Kent |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Years of service | 1904–1944 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held |
Bengal Sappers & Miners Engineer-in-Chief (India) |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
Lieutenant-General Sir Clarence August Bird KCIE CB DSO (5 February 1885 – 30 July 1986) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator, who served as Chairman of Rhodesia Railways.
Bird was born in Whalley, Lancashire and educated at Cheltenham College, before attending the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
He commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 12 December 1904. Between 1907 and 1913 he served in India, before going to France with the Indian Expeditionary Force upon the outbreak of the First World War. In 1917 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and returned to India until 1925, other than attended the Staff College, Camberley in 1921. Between 1926 and 1929 Bird was Chief Instructor in Fortification at the Royal School of Military Engineering, before commanding the Bengal Sappers & Miners from 1930 to 1933. Bird then worked at Aldershot Command until 1939, and was promoted to major-general in October that year. From 1939 to 1942 he was Engineer-in-Chief at Army HQ in India, and was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1940. Between 1942 and 1944 Bird was Master-General of the Ordnance of the British Indian Army, and in 1943 was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire. He retired from the army in July 1944.
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